Caddy bag



H. A. MYERS.

CADDY BAG.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1922.

Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

Inventor.-

Jfarzy A J zyem,

atented Sept. 19, 1922.

.Z ATNT REACH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CADDY BAG.

Application filed January 12, 1922. Serial No. 528,755.

To all 407mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY A. Mrnns, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Philadelphia. in the county of Philadelpl'iia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Caddy Bags, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to improve ments in caddy bags designed for the carrying of golf clubs. Heretofore such bags have been constructed of canvas, reinforced by leather rings at top and bottom, and by vertical strips of leather extending along the sides of the bag between such rings. The top and bottom of the bag are reinforced by interior metal rings, and it has been customary to further reinforce the sides by metal strips or stays which have heretofore been secured to the metal reinforcing rings by riveting.

The present invention aims to provide a construction which will be strong and durable, and yet which will obviate the necessity of such riveting and thereby very materially reduce the labor and cost and. facili tate the assembling of the parts, and the invention includes the novel construction hereinafter described and particularly delined by the appended claims.

An embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the upper portion of the bag;

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Figure is a perspective view of a stay member; and

Figure l; is a detail view partly broken away.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing, in which the upper portion only of the bag is shown, the numeral 1 designates the canvas body of the bag, 2 the leather reinforcement at the top of the bag, and 3 the leather reinforcing strips extending down the sides of the bag, the parts being secured together by stitching in the customary manner, as indicated in the drawing. The reinforcement for the mouth of the bag overlaps both the inner and outer edges, as shown, and has located within it the reinforcing or stiffening ring 4. The stays for the sides of the bag are in the shape of elongated strips of sheet metal, as indicated at 5, and of a width designed to lie between the parallel rows of stitching which secure the side stays to the canvas body, and these are formed of spring metal and are provided at their upper ends with hook shaped portions 5' of a shape and size to hook over the reinforcing ring. The mouth of the hook is preferably of slightly less diameter than the diameter of the ring, so that upon application of a slight pressure the hook will snap over the ring and be held in position by the resiliency of the metal. The lower end of each stay 5 is provided with an opening 5 which is designed to be engaged by the customary rivets which secure the portions of the bottom reinforcing ring (not shown) in place, which being the customary construction, it is not necessary to describe in detail.

ilaving thus described my invention, what I claim is z- 1. A caddy bag having a reinforcing ring embedded in the top thereof, and metallic stays embedded in the sides of the bag held against longitudinal movement, and having hook shaped ends engaging the said reinforcing ring.

2. A caddy bag having a reinforcing ring embedded in the top thereof, and stays of resilient sheet metal embedded in the sides thereof held against longitudinal movement, said stays having hook shaped ends embracing the reinforcing ring, the openings to the hooks being of less diameter than the diameter of the ring whereby they may be sprung into engagement with the ring and held thereon by the resiliency of the metal.

' In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

HARRY A. MYERS. 

